The effect of assistive devices on writing speed and legilibility in grade two learning disabled children

dc.contributor.authorLevin, Taryn Ann
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-27T09:45:09Z
dc.date.available2010-08-27T09:45:09Z
dc.date.issued2010-08-27
dc.descriptionMSc, Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersranden_US
dc.description.abstractThe effect of assistive devices on the speed and legibility of a child’s writing is not fully understood in the literature. This study therefore investigated the effects of Stetro pencil grips, soft splints and inclined surfaces on handwriting speed and legibility in order to better guide occupational therapists with regard to handwriting intervention. A writing legibility score sheet was developed to measure the factors of handwriting requiring assessment in this study namely: letter formation, spacing between words, letter spacing between lines, accuracy and general appearance. The study also compared the handwriting speed and legibility of grade two learning disabled learners with grade two mainstream learners. In analysing the results, letter formation and general appearance were the two areas where the learning disabled sample scored significantly worse than the mainstream sample. The various assistive devices were shown to have different impacts on writing speed and the five areas of legibility.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/8564
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectlearning disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectgrade twoen_US
dc.subjectwriting speeden_US
dc.subjectwriting legibilityen_US
dc.titleThe effect of assistive devices on writing speed and legilibility in grade two learning disabled childrenen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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